The Volkswagen Pune Plant in Chakan celebrated its five-year anniversary on March 31, 2014. The Pune Plant has also been serving as the Headquarters for the Volkswagen Group in India. Since the inauguration, more than 367,000 cars have rolled out of the Volkswagen production facility in Chakan, where currently around 3,400 people are employed.

Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd began construction of the Volkswagen Pune Plant in Chakan in 2007 with an initial investment commitment of 3,800 crore (580 Million Euro). The plant was inaugurated on March 31, 2009. Spread over a total land area of approximately 575 acres, the Volkswagen Pune Plant is houses the entire automotive production process - from Press Shop through Body Shop and Paint Shop to Assembly. By incorporating futuristic technologies like Diode Laser Welding and Inline Measurement Processes, Volkswagen India has emphasised on bringing German Production Technology to ‘Made in India' cars.

The Volkswagen Pune Plant began full-fledged manufacturing of cars in May 2009 with the Škoda Fabia, followed by the Volkswagen Polo in December 2009. The production of the first Made for India Volkswagen model - the Vento, began in August 2010 while that of the Škoda Rapid began in October 2011. With these cars, Volkswagen India ensured that it brought the volume models of the Volkswagen Group to the Indian consumer. The plant is currently providing employment to approximately 3400 direct and indirect employees.

After starting the export of Vento to South Africa in 2011, Volkswagen has expanded its export activities to 32 countries across three continents of Asia, Africa and North America, which include left-hand drive markets like Mexico and AGCC (Arab Gulf Cooperation Council). Also, as part of the export activities, Volkswagen India initiated its Parts & Components Business Unit (PCB Unit) at its Pune Plant which exports parts and components of Polo and Vento to Malaysia where they are assembled for the Malaysian market.